verschrotten

B2

to scrap / discard

English meaning
to scrap / discard
Vocabulary package
Breaking & Repairing

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verschrotten in a sentence

Das alte Auto wurde verschrottet.

The old car was scrapped.

Conjugation of verschrotten

ichverschrotte
duverschrottest
er/sie/esverschrottet
wirverschrotten
ihrverschrottet
sie/Sieverschrotten
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verschrottete
Perfect
hat verschrottet

Word family

verschrotten is built from der Vers (verse/line of poetry). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where verschrotten comes from

Ableitung von Schrott mit dem Präfix ver-

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Questions about verschrotten

How do you conjugate verschrotten?

Present tense: verschrotte, verschrottest, verschrottet, verschrotten, verschrottet, verschrotten. Simple past: verschrottete. Perfect: hat verschrottet.

What does verschrotten mean in English?

verschrotten means "to scrap / discard". For example: "Das alte Auto wurde verschrottet." — "The old car was scrapped."

What level is verschrotten in German?

verschrotten is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the breaking & repairing vocabulary.

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